Arnulf of Reims

Prince-Bishop Arnulf of Reims (968-1021) was Archbishop of Reims from 988 to 991, succeeding Adalberon of Reims and preceding Gerbert de Aurillac, and again from 999 to 1021, succeeding Gerbert de Aurillac and preceding Ebles I of Roucy.

Biography
Arnulf was born in 968, the illegitimate son of King Lothair of France. Arnulf was elected Archbishop of Reims in 988 by King Hugh Capet of France, but his support of his uncle Charles of Lower Lorraine's claim to the throne over Hugh led to Arnulf falling out with Hugh. Arnulf took Reims and Laon for a brief amount of time, but on 29 March 990 Arnulf and Charles were captured and imprisoned by Hugh. In 991, he was deposed for his treason, and Gerbert de Aurillac (the future Pope Sylvester II) succeeded Arnulf as archbishop. In 999, he was reinstated as archbishop, remaining archbishop until his death in 1021.